The 2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by ninth-year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at the Hornets Nest as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Idaho State in the first round before losing to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Hornets finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Montana State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Montana.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Dreon Barlett 1 G 6'3" 190 Senior Huntington Beach, CA Graduated Cody Demps 2 G 6'4" 195 Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated Mason Stuteville 21 F 6'11" 230 Sophomore Orangevale, CA Transferred to California Baptist Aaron Harmetz 24 G 5'10" 175 Freshman Sacramento, CA Left the team for personal reasons
2016 incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament
References